Earthquake details

Monday, September 6, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Monday, September 6, 1920 at 14:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sassuolo (Italy - IT), about 30.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 10.621 and latitude 44.299.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.299, 10.621
UTC time 1920-09-06 14:05:31.760
Location Modena
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1920-09-06

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